- Winner
- Denny Hulme
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Denny Hulme, Emerson Fittipaldi, and Peter Revson
- Race date
- March 4, 1972
- Pole
- Jackie Stewart
- Fastest lap
- Mike Hailwood
- Classified drivers
- 27
- Circuit
- Kyalami Racing Circuit
The decisive result
Denny Hulme finished first for McLaren. Emerson Fittipaldi is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Peter Revson 3 for McLaren.
Grid to finish
Niki Lauda from P21 to P7 (+14), Rolf Stommelen from P25 to P13 (+12), and Henri Pescarolo from P22 to P11 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jackie Stewart started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 5 +1 lap, 5 Finished, 3 +2 laps, 3 Engine, and 3 NC. Mike Hailwood holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:18.900 on lap 20. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.